Ki-Suck Han

A woman was crushed to death by a subway train Monday in New York City after another woman pushed her onto the tracks at the bustling station beneath Times Square, police said.

Authorities said the women were on the platform shortly after 1 p.m. and had been seen having some kind of discussion or argument. Then one woman pushed the other, a 46-year-old, in front of a southbound No. 1 train. She died at the scene.

Police said witnesses flagged down two police officers standing on the platform and the suspect was apprehended within minutes.

Police were looking at video surveillance to determine what led to the attack, Manhattan Chief of Detectives William Aubry...